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The Jewish Derek Harper?

You know, _Heeb_ introduced you to "Matisyahu":http://www.heebmagazine.com/articles/view/58 in 2004, Miranda July in 2003 and Jonathan Safran Foer way back in 2002 (apologies for that one). But if you ask me, r...
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Beastie Boys Bust Brooklyn Cherries

Believe it or not, tonight is the first time the Beastie Boys will ever perform in Brooklyn (that is, if you don't count when they used to practice in MCA's parents' basement). Earlier today, at a press confere...
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Amber Waves of Disdain

I do not purport to have any idea who she is talking to, nor why she is whispering, but it's painfully clear that 27-year-old Amber Siyavus of "_Big Brother 8_":http://www.cbs.com/primetime/bigbrother8/guests/a...
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DJ A-Trak: The _Heeb_ Interview

Over the past few years, hip hop has become almost synonymous with the name Kanye West. And while watching him on stage or on MTV, you might have wondered to yourself, "Who is that white guy spinning for Kanye?...
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Light Yourself a Candle

Happy birthday, Bob Dylan. At sixty-six, you're no longer a kid. But at least, you can still have "a special bond with one.":http://www.nypost.com/seven/05032007/gossip/pagesix/easily_scared_pagesix_.htm And...
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Mickey Mouse and Hamas

The Disney Corporation rolls over when a Hamas children's show features someone dressed in a Mickey Mouse get-up, getting all up in the face of Israel and the United States: "You and I are laying the foundation...
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Look Who’s Got a Woody

You may remember _Heeb_ rabbinic authority "Berel B":http://myspace.com/berel helping us hijack the "mitzvah tank.":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG4pG-NBJdE Well, his latest semitic shenanigans can be seen at...
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Say It Ain’t So

"Cornel West's forthcoming album":http://www.hiddenbeachmedia.com/index.php?option=com_artist&Itemid=35&id=43 is as good an argument for why scholars should stay in the ivory tower as "this":http://www.youtube....
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Image Unconscious

"Israel is viewed as a very macho society," David Saranga (the head honcho of media and public affairs at Israel's consulate in New York) tells "_The Jerusalem Post_.":http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid...